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Correspondence to Author: Ying Fang¹ , Guihong Zhu¹ , Ye Li² , Wei Cao¹ , Yonghong Wu² , Wei Li¹ , Xiaoli Jiang³ *.. 

1. Infection Management Department of Jianyang People’s Hospital,Chengdu 641400, China
2. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinyang People’s Hospital,Chengdu 641400, China
3. Pengzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Laboratory Department,Chengdu 611930, China

Abstract:

An elderly male patient presented with subacute onset. His immune function was normal and he had a history of diabetes. He was admitted to the hospital due to “coughing and expectoration, fatigue and shortness of breath for 1 month, and aggravation with fever for 1 week.” The diagnosis was pulmonary cryptococcosis, which rapidly progressed to bloodstream infection.This report aims to provide experience and assistance for future clinical diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis, enhance clinical understanding, facilitate early diagnosis and treatment, improve patient prognosis and survival rate.

Keywords: pulmonary cryptococosis, bloodstream infection, severe pneumonia.

Citation:

Dr. Xiaoli Jiang, Non-HIV Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Complicated with Bloodstream Infection. The Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2025.